Denmark suspends the application of the vaccine against beef …

Denmark He decided stop taking the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for two weeks after detect blood clots in people who have been inoculated. The Danish Directorate General for Health (SST) has indicated that it will investigate the existence of a link between these “serious cases of thrombi” and this vaccine against coronavirus.

In a press release, the SST detailed that the suspension comes “after reports of serious cases of blood clots in people vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine” and one of these people died. The Danish state body also pointed out that “At the moment, it cannot be concluded that there is a relationship between the vaccine and blood clots.”

Launch of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) an investigation on this subjectAccording to the SST, which applied “a principle of prudence” and which will carry out a new assessment in the penultimate week of March.

“We are in the biggest and most important vaccination campaign in Danish history, we need all the vaccines we can get. That is why it is not an easy decision to put it on hold. a. But we have to react cautiously when there is evidence of a serious effects, ”said SST director Søren Brostrøm.

The official pointed out that measurement is only a pause and there is “good literature” that the AstraZeneca vaccine is “safe and effective”, but that the Danish authorities are obliged to react to information on the possible effects “of Denmark and other European countries”.

From this measure, all shifts for vaccination have been suspended in the country and those who have already received their first dose will have to wait until further notice.

The suspension of the campaign also implies changes the vaccination plan, which will be delayed – in the worst case – by four weeks until August 15, date on which it is expected that all the population who so wish will have been vaccinated.

“First of all, it is important that when risks arise in connection with a vaccine, they are investigated. For this reason, I think it is correct to suspend the vaccination of AstraZeneca”, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at a press conference.

The president said that Denmark, one of the fastest-vaccinating countries against covid-19 in Europe and one of the least affected by the pandemic, can normalize the situation within months.

“I believe in a summer with an almost normalized Denmark. I dare say it, as long as the Danes continue to be tested and vaccinated,” said the Prime Minister.